‘Lean In’ circles help women in construction to face prejudice
Originally Posted on www.compsmag.com The three women shared their stories over Zoom during a Lean In Circle for Tradeswomen, one of 76 launched nationwide and in Canada this year by the North America’s Building Trades Unions and Lean In, the women’s advocacy group started by Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. About 700 tradeswomen are […]
Help wanted: 430,000 construction workers
By DAVID HELVESTON, President & CEO, ABC Pelican Chapter | Originally posted on www.bicmagazine.com Construction companies need to hire 430,000 more workers in 2021 than they employed in 2020, according to an ABC analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. That jaw-dropping number could potentially grow to 1 million or more over the next […]
Construction dented by inflation
By Jonathan Garber | FOXBusiness | Originally posted on www.foxbusiness.com Mounting inflationary pressures held back nonresidential construction spending in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Nonresidential construction spending edged up 0.1% in July to $786.7 billion but was negative when adjusted for inflation. Spending fell on […]
Business groups call on congressional delegation to reject federal tax increases
By ROI-NJ Staff (New Jersey) | Originally posted on www.roi-nj.com Eleven N.J. employer groups and trade associations this week called on the state’s congressional delegation to reject increases to the federal corporate tax rate and the Global Intangible Low-Tax Income rate. While the recently passed $1.2 billion infrastructure agreement included no broad-based tax increases on […]
Construction input prices up 23.1 percent from last year
Originally posted on www.cdrecycler.com ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu says today’s input price increases can meaningfully affect contractor fortunes by trimming margins and delaying the onset of projects. Construction input prices rose 0.6 percent in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data […]
Concrete and Cement Industries Brace for Demand Boom From $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Originally posted on www.nbcmiami.com Concrete is the foundation of just about everything. It’s used to construct buildings, highways, bridges, roads and more. During the Covid-19 pandemic, concrete fell victim to the same phenomena impacting other essential materials and goods: snarled supply chains and labor shortages. And demand for concrete — and its essential ingredient, cement […]
Construction Industry Gains 11,000 Jobs in July as Jobless Rate Falls
Originally posted on www.enr.com Construction’s unemployment rate dropped in July on a monthly and year-over-year basis to its lowest level in 17 months, as the industry added 11,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. But the latest monthly BLS report on the nation’s employment picture, released on Aug. 6, also showed job losses […]
ABC-Led Coalition Announces Six-Figure Advocacy Campaign
Originally posted on gxcontractor.com WASHINGTON—Build America Local, a coalition of construction industry and business organizations led by Associated Builders and Contractors, today announced a six-figure issue advocacy campaign aimed at educating Americans and members of the U.S. Senate about controversial government-mandated project labor agreements that reduce competition and increase costs for the construction of taxpayer-funded […]
ABC to Senate: The PRO Act Is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Associated Builders and Contractors | Originally posted on amerisurv.com Washington, July 22—Ahead of today’s U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions’ hearing on the Protect the Right to Organize Act, Associated Builders and Contractors released the following statement: “The PRO Act legislates away the basic employer and employee freedoms and choices that create […]
